Sylvia is a recurring panelist on Anime News Network's This Week in Anime column, most recently co-writing the September 8, 2026 installment that moved the column's survey from Korean dramas to Japanese dramas. Across the 2026 columns she appears alongside rotating co-hosts including Chris, Christopher, Coop, and Lucas.
Sylvia's 2026 run on This Week in Anime is a steady rotation of co-hosts and subjects. In May she appeared with Chris discussing female protagonists in shonen manga, with Akane-banashi as the example. In June she paired with Lucas on the column's look at stunt releases, then with Chris on the Touhou Project and the reveal of a full remake of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, the sixth main-series game, headed for an official English release on modern platforms.
August turned the column toward genre labeling. With Christopher, Sylvia examined toxic yuri and used I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day as the current example, contrasting its bloody, messy romance with the lighter side of the genre and treating toxicity as a matter of perspective.
The September 8 installment moved the survey from Korean dramas to Japanese dramas. With Coop, Sylvia surveyed seven titles streaming on Netflix and HBO Max and landed on Baby Assassins Everyday! as the smoothest watch of the slate, pointing to Kensuke Sonomura's action direction and the chemistry between Saori Izawa and Akari Takaishi. Unnatural's opening episode was set up as the tonal opposite. The rest of the slate, Doctor-X, Miss King, Cinderella Closet, Beautiful Life, and Rikuoh, streams on Netflix.
The throughline is range: manga, games, release strategy, and now live-action television, each handled through the column's two-person discussion format.
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Sep 8
The This Week in Anime column shifts from Korean to Japanese dramas, surveying seven titles now streaming on Netflix and HBO Max. Coop and Sylvia land on Baby Assassins Everyday! as the smoothest watch of the bunch, praising Kensuke Sonomura's action direction and the chemistry between Saori Izawa and Akari Takaishi. Unnatural's opening episode, they note, is anything but comfort food. The rest of the slate, including Doctor-X, Miss King, Cinderella Closet, Beautiful Life, and Rikuoh, streams on Netflix.
Aug 14
In the latest This Week in Anime column, Christopher and Sylvia explore toxic yuri, using I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day as a current example. They contrast its bloody, messy romance with the lighter side of the genre and note that toxicity is often in the eye of the beholder.
Jun 16
Chris and Sylvia discuss the lasting impact of the Touhou Project on gaming, manga, and fan culture. The column follows last week's reveal of a full remake of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, the sixth main-series game, which is getting an official English release on modern platforms.
Jun 9
The latest This Week in Anime column examines the recent trend of stunt releases in anime, focusing on the early premiere of Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You on Crunchyroll in three-part mini-episode installments. Lucas and Sylvia discuss the motivations behind this release format and its place in the broader history of anime stunt releases.
May 28
Anime News Network's Sylvia and Chris discuss the growing trend of female protagonists in shonen manga, using Akane-banashi as a key example of a series that executes shonen tropes with a female lead without relying on fanservice.